Editors Picks
05 September 2017
AIRPORT LOVER THE NEW BOSS
WOMAN who “loves running airports” is the new boss of the Bankstown and Camden airports.
30 August 2017
GEORGE IV REMAINS TRADITIONAL
BUSINESS partners Adam Cryer and Ross Robinson bought the historic George IV Inn, in Picton, at auction for $3.125M. The pub, which was significantly damaged during a storm last year, was sold by its former owner Patrick Moloney, following an insurance company’s refusal to cover the damage claim. It is to remain a traditional pub.
30 August 2017
EMPLOYMENT HUBS ARE GROWING
THE Hills is home to a number of growing employment hubs including the Norwest Business Park, Castle Hill Town Centre and Rouse Hill Town Centre. Norwest Business Park has already grown to accommodate over 20,000 employees with expansion expected to increase to over 35,000 employees, according to Sophie Chick, Savills head of residential research
30 August 2017
GOVT TO BUY DJs CARPARK FOR MUSEUM
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the government would buy the former old David Jones carpark, on the foreshore of the Parramatta River, from Parramatta City Council for $140M for the relocation of the Powerhouse Museum from Ultimo. Council use the money to upgrade the Riverside Theatre and create a dedicated Western Sydney arts fund.
30 August 2017
$300M CENTRE NOW FULLY LEASED
THE $30M, 5500-square-metre Werrington Park Corporate Centre is fully leased creating over 400 local jobs. The facility was jointly funded by the Commonwealth’s Suburban Jobs Program and Western Sydney University. The facility is a partnership between the university and Penrith Council.
22 August 2017
SOUTH-WEST SYDNEY TOURISM FOCUS
Taskforce identifies international gap
A NEWLY formed tourism body is seeking to put South Western Sydney on the sightseers map.
08 August 2017
BRING BACK BALANCE TO PARRAMATTA CBD
Streetscapes neglected, says Chamber
LLIANA STILLITANO
PARRAMATTA business owners are being urged to register to vote in the September 9 council election to bring “balance” to the democratic table.
